Dr. Dare Ajibade's renewed license allows him to practice medicine for two more years in Texas.
Attorney Kim Daily, who represents Dr. Ajibade, said, "This is a normal administrative matter occurring in accordance with the Texas Medical Board's procedures."
13 Investigates found four medical malpractice lawsuits filed against the doctor within a year.
Susan Easley's family filed a lawsuit in Virginia following her death in the days after she underwent liposuction with Dr. Ajibade.
Rosa Caldera filed a lawsuit after her surgery at his Montrose clinic, DVA Plastic Surgery, where she claimed she suffered third-degree burns and had to have a skin graft surgery with another doctor.
"I just feel like he shouldn't be doing surgeries at all," Caldera told 13 Investigates during a sit-down interview in June.
Lennie Bollinger, who represents Caldera, told 13 Investigates in response to the license renewal, "I hope the Texas Medical Board investigates the multiple claims of malpractice alleged against Dr. Ajibade to quickly determine whether he is capable of providing safe medical care to Texans."
Junis Maldonado's lawsuit was filed in Bexar County on June 23. Maldonado's suit alleges she suffered multiple seizures and cardiopulmonary arrest during her liposuction procedure in May and had to be resuscitated. The 27-year-old is expected to suffer from a permanent brain injury.
"Her treating physicians have concluded that she faces a grave neurological prognosis and is expected to suffer severe and permanent cognitive, neurological and functional disabilities for the remainder of her life," according to the lawsuit.
Maldonado's attorney Beth Janicek told 13 Investigates Tuesday she is disappointed that the medical board continues to allow Dr. Ajibade to practice in Texas.
"The public should not have to discover this history through investigative journalism or courthouse searches. Patients deserve a regulatory system that identifies serious warning signs and acts on them before another family is devastated."
She said her client's family deserves the Texas Medical Board to answer, "How many catastrophic outcomes does it take before the system designed to protect Texas patients says enough is enough?"
13 Investigates posed that question to the Texas Medical Board on Tuesday and asked about the decision to renew Dr. Ajibade's license.
" A physician's license renewal is not linked to disciplinary actions or authority," a spokesman for the board said. "The Medical Practice Act and Board rules require us to follow a defined disciplinary procedure, and we cannot refuse a license renewal solely because of recent discipline. However, as you know, Dr. Ajibade is currently under a board order. If he is found in violation of the order at the time of renewal, the Board does have the authority to deny renewal."
In May 2025, Ebony Williams underwent a procedure with Dr. Ajibade, according to her lawsuit filed by Ralph Manginello, which led to a hospitalization, "gaping wounds, severe damage and scarring." The suit said she would "require multiple surgeries, multiple weeks incapacitated, limited mobility and disfigurement."
Adebola Britt suffered cardiac arrest in his Montrose clinic following her liposuction surgery, according to her family's attorney, and died in the hospital five days later. Her family retained attorney Donna Aversano but has not filed a lawsuit.
Two weeks ago, an agreed order posted to Dr. Ajibade's profile on TMB's website describes a patient who died from a pulmonary fat embolism as a result of a surgery performed by Dr. Ajibade that lasted 10 hours. That marks the third known death.
The order describes another patient who the board says had two "lengthy" procedures within a 48-hour period. That patient is not one 13 Investigates is familiar with.
As a result of those two patients' outcomes listed in the agreed order, Dr. Ajibade is required to take a "Medical Recordkeeping Course," complete four hours of continuing education, and pay a $4,000 fine.